India beat Australia by 4 wickets

Skipper Dhoni (44*) led from the front to chase down record 270-run target as India beat Australia by 4 wickets in the fourth ODI of the tri-series with 2 balls to spare.

Chasing 270-run target, India lost Suresh Raina (38) after he added crucial 61-run stand with MS Dhoni for the fifth wicket against Australia in the fourth match of the ODI tri-series at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

Raina played a quick cameo of 38 off 30 balls as he hit a six and three boundaries.

After losing Gautam Gambhir (92) and Rohit Sharma (33) in quick succession, skipper Dhoni and Raina played sensibly to take India close to the target.

Gambhir played a brilliant knock of 92 off 111 balls as he led the India run chase from the beginning before Clint McKay trapped him leg before in the 35th over.

Gambhir was slight unlucky to be given lbw as the right-armer's over the wicket delivery seem to land outside the leg-stump. The left-handed opener smashed seven boundaries in his innings and added valuable 76-run stand for the third wicket with Sharma.

Pacer Ryan Harris dismissed Sharma in the 33rd over to give the hosts a crucial breakthrough and reduce India to 166/3 in 32.2 overs. Sharma played a vigilant innings of 33 off 41 balls, which included a huge six and a four as he resurrected the Indian run chase with Gambhir.

Gambhir brought up his 29th half-century soon after the dismissal of Virat Kohli. Gambhir hit six boundaries in his 63-ball patient fifty.

McKay took his second wicket when he had Kohli (18) caught by Peter Forrest at deep extra cover after giving Australia the first breakthrough in the form of Virender Sehwag (20).

Sehwag closed the face of the bat too early while playing an ordinary delivery from McKay that was slanting down the leg side and managed to get an edge as the ball popped up for a simple catch to Hussey.